New Balance #ReleaseTheMagic Contest

New Balance #ReleaseTheNBMagic Contest
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE
YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility: New Balance #ReleaseTheNBMagic Contest (the “Contest”) is open only to legal residents of
the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time
of entry and who did not purchase any equipment for the purposes of entering this Contest. Employees of
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. (“Disney”), HelloWorld, Inc.,
and any of their parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings
and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to all
applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.
2. Sponsor: New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., 20 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135. Administrator:
HelloWorld, Inc., One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069.
3. Agreement to Official Rules: Participation in this Contest constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional
agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s and Administrator’s decisions, which are final and binding
in all matters related to this Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth
herein.
4. Timing: The Contest begins on April 22, 2015 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET"), ends on May 1, 2015 at
11:59 p.m. ET (the "Contest Period") and consists of a grand prize entry period (the "Grand Prize Entry
Period") which coincides with the Contest Period and ten (10) daily entry periods (each a "Daily Entry
Period"). Each Daily Entry Period begins at 12:00 a.m. ET and end at 11:59 p.m. ET. Administrator's
computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.
5. How to Enter: During the Contest Period, you will need to use the Instagram application on your mobile
device to participate in the Contest. Posting a photo on Instagram requires a mobile device and therefore
message and data rates may apply. Sponsor (@newbalance) will post a daily challenge (outlined below) on
its Instagram page. Upload one (1) photo in response to Sponsor’s daily challenge and include the
hashtags #ReleasetheNBmagic and #contest in the “caption” field, herein your ("Submission"). Any
Submission that does not include the hashtags #ReleasetheNBmagic and #contest will not be considered
for entry into the Contest. You will receive one (1) Contest entry into the applicable Daily Entry Period. In
order to be entered into the Grand Prize Entry Period, you must upload one (1) Submission per day during
the Contest Period. In order for your entry to be valid, your Instagram account must be public and thus
viewable by Sponsor and its agents.
Daily
Entry Period
April 22, 2015
April 23, 2015
April 24, 2015
April 25, 2015
April 26, 2015
April 27, 2015
April 28, 2015
April 29, 2015
April 30, 2015
May 1, 2015
Challenge
#shoeselfie
I Make Excellent Happen.
Why I runDisney.
Laced-up.
Happily Ever After… your run.
#SeeMyRun #DisneySide
Bow-dacious.
Weekend Warrior.
Racecation packing essential.
These shoes are made to fly.
By uploading your Submission, you agree that your Submission conforms to the Photo Guidelines and
Content Restrictions as defined below (collectively, the “Guidelines and Restrictions”) and that Sponsor, in
its sole discretion, may remove your Submission and disqualify you from the Contest if it believes that your
Submission fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions.
Photo Guidelines:
 The Submission must be in a format acceptable for Instagram;
 The Submission must be uploaded to Instagram with the hashtags #ReleasetheNBmagic and
#contest; and
 The Submission's caption must be in English.
Content Restrictions:
 The Submission must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including
but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright
infringement;
 The Submission must not disparage Sponsor, Administrator or any other person or party
affiliated with the Contest;
 The Submission must not contain brand names or trademarks other than those owned by
Sponsor, which entrant has a limited license to use to incorporate in his/her Submission in this
Contest;
 The Submission must not contain images or artwork not created by entrant;
 The Submission must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful,
tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
 The Submission must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm
against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion,
nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and
 The Submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws
or regulations in any state where the Submission is created.
Limit: Each entrant may upload one (1) Submission per day during the Contest Period. Submissions
received from any person or email address in excess of the stated limit will be void. Submissions generated
by script, macro or other automated means are void. Entrant must have permission from all individuals that
appear in the Submission (if any) to use their name and likeness in the Submission and to grant the rights
set forth herein. If requested, entrant must be able to provide such permissions in a form acceptable to
Sponsor. Uploading a Submission constitutes entrant’s consent to give Sponsor a royalty-free, irrevocable,
perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, and
display such submissions in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate it into other works, in
any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including for promotional or marketing
purposes. If requested, entrant will sign any documentation that may be required for Sponsor or its
designees to make use of the non-exclusive rights entrant is granting to use the Submission. Released
Parties (as defined in Section 9, below) are not responsible for lost, late, stolen, damaged, incomplete,
invalid, un-intelligible, garbled, delayed or misdirected Submissions; all of which will be void.
In the event of a dispute as to any Submission, the authorized account holder of the email address used to
register will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. The "authorized
account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online
service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated
with the submitted address. Each entrant may be required to show proof of being an authorized account
holder.
6. Winner Determination: Winners will be determined according to the process set forth below.
a. Judging: After the conclusion of each Daily Entry Period, a panel of qualified judges determined
by Sponsor in its sole discretion will select one (1) entrant per Daily Entry Period with the
highest-scoring Submission (each a "First Prize winner") from among all eligible Submissions
based on the following criteria (“Judging Criteria”):
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Creativity/Originality (33%);
Quality of Submission (33%); and
Fit to Contest Theme (34%)
After the conclusion of the Contest Period, a panel of qualified judges determined by Sponsor in its
sole discretion will select one (1) entrant who uploaded one (1) Submission per Daily Entry Period
during the Contest Period with the highest-scoring Submissions (the "Grand Prize winner") from
among all eligible Submissions based on the above Judging Criteria.
In the event of a tie, the entrant whose Submission received the highest score for Fit to Contest
Theme, as determined by the qualified judges, in their sole discretion, will be deemed the
applicable First Prize or Grand Prize winner. All prizes will be awarded provided a sufficient
number of eligible Submissions are received.
7. Winner Requirements: Potential winners will be notified via Instagram on or around the dates listed
below.
Daily Entry Periods
April 22 – May 1, 2015
Notification Date
May 8, 2015
The potential winners must visit the provided URL within seventy-two (72) hours of receiving a win
notification message to complete an online prize fulfillment form. Except where prohibited, the potential
Grand Prize winner (parent/legal guardian if a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to sign
and return a Declaration of Compliance, Liability and Publicity Release, which must be received by
Administrator within seven (7) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, in order to claim his/her
prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to complete the online fulfillment form within
seventy-two (72) hours of win notification, fails to execute and return the Declaration of Compliance,
Liability and Publicity Release or provide any other requested information, within the required time period (if
applicable), does not comply with these Official Rules, or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner
forfeits the prize. If a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, the prize may be awarded to a
runner-up, if any, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Only three (3) alternate winners may be determined, after
which the applicable prize will remain un-awarded. Acceptance of any prize shall constitute and signify
each winner’s agreement and consent that Sponsor and its designees may use the winner’s name, city,
state, likeness, photo, Submission and/or prize information in connection with the Contest for promotional,
advertising or other purposes, worldwide, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, including
the Internet, without limitation and without further payment, notification, permission or other consideration,
except where prohibited by law. Without limiting the generality of these Official Rules, each winner shall
irrevocably grant, transfer, convey and assign to Sponsor the entirety of the rights in and to the Submission
and all renewals and extensions of copyright, and the right to secure copyright registrations thereto in
perpetuity including, without limitation, the rights to use the Submission for any and all purposes in any and
all media whether now known or hereafter developed, on a worldwide basis, in perpetuity. Each winner
accepts and acknowledges that Sponsor shall not be obligated to use the Submission and that Sponsor in
its sole discretion shall have the right to refrain from using the Submission. Sponsor shall not incur any
liability whatsoever to the extent Sponsor chooses to refrain from any exploitation of its rights hereunder.
Each winner will indemnify Sponsor, Released Parties (as defined in Section 9, below) and any licensee of
Sponsor against all claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and legal
expenses) arising out of any breach of these terms. First Prizes will be fulfilled 8 – 10 weeks after end of
Contest.
8. Prizes: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: A trip for two (2) to Orlando, FL. Trip package includes round trip,
coach-class air transportation for two (2) from a major airport near winner’s home (determined by Sponsor
in its sole discretion) to Orlando, FL; two (2) nights' accommodations at a hotel determined by Sponsor in its
sole discretion (single room, double occupancy); two (2) race entries into winner’s choice of race during the
Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend (excluding challenges) (November 6 – November 7, 2015); two (2)
one-day Magic Your Way Tickets with Park Hopper® Option; and New Balance footwear and apparel
package for two (2) (products determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). Winner must travel on the dates
determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion or prize will be forfeited. Trip must be booked at least
twenty-one (21) days prior to departure. Travel and accommodations are subject to availability and
blackout dates. Travel must be round trip. Sponsor will determine airline and flight itinerary in its sole
discretion. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any flight.
Travel is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Contest, and those set forth by the Sponsor’s
airline carrier of choice as detailed in the passenger ticket contract. All expenses and incidental travel costs
not expressly stated in the package description above, including but not limited to, ground transportation,
meals, incidentals, gratuities, passenger tariffs or duties, airline fees, surcharges, airport fees, service
charges or facility charges, personal charges at lodging, security fees, taxes or other expenses are the
responsibility solely of winner. Unless child of winner, travel companion must be eighteen (18) years of age
or older as of the date of departure or a sibling/friend of winner with the appropriate parental permissions
and releases and must travel on same itinerary and at the same time as the winner. If winner is a minor in
his/her state of residence, travel companion must be winner’s parent/legal guardian. Travel companion
must execute liability/publicity releases prior to issuance of travel documents. Travel restrictions,
conditions and limitations may apply. If in the judgment of Sponsor air travel is not required due to winner’s
proximity to prize location, ground transportation will be substituted for round trip air travel at Sponsor’s sole
discretion. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates.
Sponsor is not responsible if events are delayed, postponed or cancelled for any reason, in which event that
portion of prize is forfeited in its entirety and no substitution will be provided except as in Sponsor’s sole
discretion. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $2,685. Actual value may vary based on airfare fluctuations
and distance between departure and destination. Winner will not receive difference between actual and
approximate retail value. TEN (10) FIRST PRIZES (One (1) awarded per Daily Entry Period): One (1) pair
of New Balance running footwear. ARV: $120. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution will be made
except as provided herein at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize for
one of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason. Winners
are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Limit: One (1) prize per
person.
9. Release: By receipt of any prize, winners agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Disney,
Instagram, LLC, Administrator and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers,
distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent
companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released
Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death,
or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any
prize.
10. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any
part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, human error or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper
functioning of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. If terminated Sponsor may, in its
sole discretion, determine the winners from among all non-suspect, eligible Submissions received up to
time of such action using the judging procedure outlined above. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the
right to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the Submission process or the operation of the
Contest or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion or in an
unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner and void all associated Submissions. Any attempt by any person to
deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law,
and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies
(including attorneys’ fees) from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to
enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
11. Limitations of Liability: Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate
information, whether caused by entrant, printing, typographical or other errors or by any of the equipment or
programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not
limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3)
unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Submission process or the Contest; (4) printing,
typographical, technical, computer, network or human error which may occur in the administration of the
Contest, the uploading, the processing or judging of Submissions or votes or the tabulating of votes, the
announcement of the prizes or in any Contest-related materials; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or
stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in
whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize (including
any travel/activity related thereto). Released Parties are not responsible for misdirected or undeliverable
Submissions or for any technical problems, malfunctions of computer systems, servers, providers,
hardware/software, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed
computer transmission or any combination thereof. Released Parties are not responsible for any
unauthorized third party use of any Submission.
12. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of
action (collectively, “Disputes”) arising out of or connected with this Contest (excluding, for this purpose,
any and all Disputes arising out of or connected with the Grand Prize) shall be resolved individually, without
resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Michigan (Southern Division) or the appropriate Michigan State Court located in Oakland County,
Michigan; (2) any and all Disputes arising out of or connected with the Grand Prize shall be resolved
individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in
Orange County, Florida; (3) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual
out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event
attorneys’ fees; and (4) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant
hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other
damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied
or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection
with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan
without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan or any
other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of
Michigan. All issues and questions concerning the Grand Prize and/or use thereof shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to any choice of law
or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Florida or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the
application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Florida.
13. Entrant's Personal Information: Information collected from entrant is subject to Administrator's
Privacy
Policy
http://www.helloworld.com/privacy-policy
and
Sponsor’s
Privacy
Policy
http://www.newbalance.com/privacy-policy.html.
14. Winner List: For a winner list, visit http://bit.ly/1tBZPur. The winner list will be posted after winner
confirmation is complete.
© 2015 HelloWorld, Inc. All rights reserved.
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.
Information is being provided to Sponsor, not Instagram.